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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Blacklist or block a phone number (no apps required)

Wednesday, April 15, 2009
  • Browse to a contact -> Click “Menu” -> Select “Options”.
  • Select “Send calls directly to voicemail”.

Yep, its that easy!

Try this one too on older phones: Settings -> Call settings -> Blacklist

Interested in more setup tips? Top 10 android setup tasks. … read tip.

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Forgot lock pattern on android? Here’s a way to reset it.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009
  • Enter wrong pattern 5 times and wait for 30 seconds.
  • Select “Forgot pattern” and enter your gmail account username and password.
  • Make sure you use the same account that was used to activate the phone and double check the password by logging in to that Google account in a browser.
  • If you don’t have access to the original Gmail account, you will need to do a hard reset and loose your settings and apps on the phone. The data on

    • … read tip.

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Sharpen your mind

Monday, April 13, 2009

Use BrainBasher. Gives new puzzle every day. … read tip.

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Start your phone in safe mode

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Keep the menu button presses when booting. The phone should boot into safe mode. You might use this if an app you download is behaving badly and you need to uninstall it. … read tip.

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Don’t forget your phone when you skydive, or to sixflags

Saturday, April 11, 2009

G-Force: Measures and graphs the G-Force on your phone. … read tip.

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Top apps to waste your time on

Friday, April 10, 2009

Box of Marbles: Add marbles and control them by tilting your phone.

Bubblewrap: Pop bubblewrap bubbles on your phone.

Flower pot: Add water and grow a plant. … read tip.

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Propane or Gas, Find which energy source is cheaper.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Use BTUmaster: Calculator for energy sources and price. … read tip.

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Play music on your home media server

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Use AndroMote to control media playback. UpnP should be enabled on your Media computer. … read tip.

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Read comic strips on your phone

Monday, April 6, 2009

Use Dilbertdroid. … read tip.

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Watch TV on your phone

Sunday, April 5, 2009

1Cast gets TV news on your phone.

Stumbleupon video app also lists user voted videos into channels. If you are interested in other web video, youtube app should have ample videos for you, but you will have to search for the one you want.
TED also provides continuous 24 hr access to informative TED talks. … read tip.

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